Homeless man robbed of cash

Posted: Saturday, August 07, 2004

A 35-year-old homeless man reported that between 9:50 a.m. and 10 a.m. Thursday he was walking in the parking lot of Athens Check Exchange, 400 Hawthorne Ave., when he was accosted by three males who stole an undetermined amount of cash, Athens-Clarke police said.

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The victim said a Hispanic male accompanied by two black males asked him if he had any change, and after replying he did not, police said, the Hispanic male pushed him to the ground and was preparing to strike the victim with a baseball bat when the victim gave his assailants cash and a food stamp card.

The suspects left in an older model Jeep Cherokee with a Mongoose mountain bike on the back, according to police.

Later that day, between 7 and 10:58 p.m., another homeless man was attacked and robbed by a trio of black males on South Milledge Avenue, police said.

The 31-year-old victim stated he was beaten by his attackers, who stole an undetermined amount of cash from his pants pocket, according to police. The victim was treated at the scene for an eye injury, police said.